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centered in tu burr ban maryland. the strongest quake within 30 miles of washington since record-keeping began in 1974. the first family is out of town this weekend. vacationing in maine. this video was shot just this afternoon. the president, mrs. obama, the daughter, advisor valerie jarret boating in frenchman bay. tonight, white house correspondent wendell goler reports no matter who the president is, taking time off has its own challenges. >> every president periodically escapes if what harry truman calls the great while jail, but the rest and relaxation come at a price. golf matches while b.p. wrestled to control the gulf oil spill led republicans to call president obama out of touch. >> scheduling more tee times than phil mickelson than the greatest environmental disaster in our nation's history is out of touch. >> some headed they are going north to maine after heading them to the gulf coast. >> this is still a place open for business and welcoming to vacationers and people can have a wonderful holiday here. >>
centered in tu burr ban maryland. the strongest quake within 30 miles of washington since record-keeping began in 1974. the first family is out of town this weekend. vacationing in maine. this video was shot just this afternoon. the president, mrs. obama, the daughter, advisor valerie jarret boating in frenchman bay. tonight, white house correspondent wendell goler reports no matter who the president is, taking time off has its own challenges. >> every president periodically escapes if...
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northern virginia is the new home for grumman because of maryland's high taxes. >> arthel: maryland is in the black as well. >> we went from 1.8 billion dollar deficit to 220 million surplus. for the two year budget cycle we were expecting a four billion dollar deficit and we've evened that out too. we are are holding the line on tax. something the federal government should try. >> arthel: are you going to be talking to the feds? >> look, it is not a virginia miracle, just common sense. whole the line on taxes, cut spending and focus on jobs. it worked in virginia. i hope it works in the federal government too. >> arthel: if you are holding the line how do you increase revenue? >> you bring more jobs like we are bringing grumman many paying over $100,000 a year. >> arthel: 72,000 jobs created? >> since february virginia has created over 72,000 jobs this is helping our revenue, corporate returns are up, individual tax returns are up this is the way to go. if you try to raise taxes, companies are gonna go elsewhere. if you have this spending companies are going elsewhere. >> arthel: what
northern virginia is the new home for grumman because of maryland's high taxes. >> arthel: maryland is in the black as well. >> we went from 1.8 billion dollar deficit to 220 million surplus. for the two year budget cycle we were expecting a four billion dollar deficit and we've evened that out too. we are are holding the line on tax. something the federal government should try. >> arthel: are you going to be talking to the feds? >> look, it is not a virginia miracle,...
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virginia counties unemployment rates of less than 5% because of where you are positioned much like maryland. >> there's no question about that. one thing also important to look at in terms of virginia and its economy. virginia is a right to work state in virginia you also have the situation where collective bargaining is not allowed with government employees. for all intents and purposes we have no government employee unions. that's what you are saying plaguing states like california and new jersey in particular. you and i both have talked to governor christie. he will tell awe that it is high time in his state and others that we begin to have an honest conversation about the kinds of promises that have been made to the government employees unions. because frankly it is taxing people out of business. >> greta: u-cut is now about seven weeks old. your program online where the american people can decide what to cut. give me the latest on you cut? >> we had our latest vote yesterday on the house floor. i was a winning item, as you recall, what you cut is, it gives folk as opportunity to go onl
virginia counties unemployment rates of less than 5% because of where you are positioned much like maryland. >> there's no question about that. one thing also important to look at in terms of virginia and its economy. virginia is a right to work state in virginia you also have the situation where collective bargaining is not allowed with government employees. for all intents and purposes we have no government employee unions. that's what you are saying plaguing states like california and...
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lee van ochre of the university of maryland medical school. good to see you. what should we do about these doggone vaccinations? you get so much conflicting information. >> what happened, m.m.r., measles, mumps rue bela combined with the chickenpox and found in seven to ten days the kids were getting the high fevers and says sures from the fever. that is still scary for the parents. what i recommend and what the pediatricians recommend is think about it and maybe just giving two shots. my son got the m.m.r. and he got the verisela separately. they think maybe when the peak of when the viruses are replicating, they are overstimulating the immune system. what is happening is the kids are getting high says sures and it doubled the risk. so i say two quick pricks as opposed to one shot is not that painful. and why even risk it? >> brian: you know i hate stories, dr. lee, where you give people common sense advise like don't run with scissors. but this one really is something that we need to talk about. because i have been through a major thing with my dermatologist
lee van ochre of the university of maryland medical school. good to see you. what should we do about these doggone vaccinations? you get so much conflicting information. >> what happened, m.m.r., measles, mumps rue bela combined with the chickenpox and found in seven to ten days the kids were getting the high fevers and says sures from the fever. that is still scary for the parents. what i recommend and what the pediatricians recommend is think about it and maybe just giving two shots. my...
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and the winner is cindy francis from baltimore, maryland. congratulations, cindy. >> nice. meanwhile, president obama delivering a big speech on immigration claiming that illegals make a mockery of legal immigrants. listen. >> the presence of so many illegal immigrants makes a mockery of all those who are going through the process of immigrating legally. indeed, after years of patchwork fixes and ill conceived revisions, the legal immigration system is as broken as the borders. >> so why, then, is the president in favor of amnesty? with us now is congressman lewis guitterez who attended the president's speech yesterday and california representative and immigration reform caucus chairman, brian bilbrey. thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> ok, congressman, i want to begin with you fortunately the president said it's impossible to round up and deport all 11 million illegal immigrants here. some people think that number is higher. 12 million or 13 million. do you agree with him? if so, what's the solution? >> i don't agree we have to round them up. they came up here one
and the winner is cindy francis from baltimore, maryland. congratulations, cindy. >> nice. meanwhile, president obama delivering a big speech on immigration claiming that illegals make a mockery of legal immigrants. listen. >> the presence of so many illegal immigrants makes a mockery of all those who are going through the process of immigrating legally. indeed, after years of patchwork fixes and ill conceived revisions, the legal immigration system is as broken as the borders....
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lee vanacor of the university of maryland, and an emergency room doctor as well. doctor, you say that actually, this is being used already? can you explain that? >> it's not that it's being used. they're testing it on kids. but it's not far fetched, because really, viagra is a drug that die laves the smooth muscle, the blood vessels, that have smooth muscle around them, and that's why it worked, and it was actually developed for high blood pressure and heart pain, angina, and when they did this study years ago they found it wasn't helping the angna -- the a angina because everybody had better erections, then pfizer tested it and found it helped erectile dysfunction through this dioxide. so now we know it helps pulmonary hypertension, a rare condition where the blood vessels clamp down in the lungs, it can cause all kinds of problems and they're testing. it's not that far fetched. jenna: a cul of basic questions, and how to put this delicately, what are some of the maybe unintended side effects or are there any in children because of this drug? >> well, the way tha
lee vanacor of the university of maryland, and an emergency room doctor as well. doctor, you say that actually, this is being used already? can you explain that? >> it's not that it's being used. they're testing it on kids. but it's not far fetched, because really, viagra is a drug that die laves the smooth muscle, the blood vessels, that have smooth muscle around them, and that's why it worked, and it was actually developed for high blood pressure and heart pain, angina, and when they...
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winds so strong they knocked down dozen of tree, including one in maryland that fell on the car killing the driver. in the new york city area crews are working to restore power to thousands of homes. residents say they never saw a storm move in so quickly. >> a tornado. >> a mini hurricane. >> tornado. >> all of a sudden outside you could see it was getting darker and darker and the winds were picking up. in a few minute it became really dark outside, winds picked up, it started to rain, we heard the sounds and came out and saw this. jon: a lot of residents are reporting that storm triggered a tornado which touched down in the neighborhood. new york's last confirmed tornado was in 2007. jenna: a profanity-laced audio tapes, allegations of extortion and of course the hair all playing a role in the rivetting corruption trial of former governor rod blagojevich coming to an end today in chicago. mike tobin is live at the federal courthouse with more on this. what has happened so far today. >> reporter: the u.s. attorney has opened for the government and he opened up with that infamous quote
winds so strong they knocked down dozen of tree, including one in maryland that fell on the car killing the driver. in the new york city area crews are working to restore power to thousands of homes. residents say they never saw a storm move in so quickly. >> a tornado. >> a mini hurricane. >> tornado. >> all of a sudden outside you could see it was getting darker and darker and the winds were picking up. in a few minute it became really dark outside, winds picked up, it...
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hawaii, alaska and maryland and new york and delaware asked the pent gone for a waiver and the department of justice has an opportunity to tell the pentagon to reject the waivers and they haven't done so and they should. 17,000 votes were thrown out in the 2008 election and were not counted from military and overseas voters. >> why is this? why is the handful of states asked for waivers and why wouldn't that it want our soldiers to vote? >> that is a good question. our soldiers deserve it. more states are going to ask for waivers, the question is will the department of the justice and the.gon to adjust the waivers. >>> and could it be that the department of yesterday underatfed and could it be political. troops tend to lean slight big right. is there a political reason in your opinion in >> this is not a democrat or republican. this is an issue of washington not work being. there is a lot of lawyers with time on their hand and no question they could be taking an aggressive approach for military voting rights. they are advising states that the new law is ambigious and they don't if these w
hawaii, alaska and maryland and new york and delaware asked the pent gone for a waiver and the department of justice has an opportunity to tell the pentagon to reject the waivers and they haven't done so and they should. 17,000 votes were thrown out in the 2008 election and were not counted from military and overseas voters. >> why is this? why is the handful of states asked for waivers and why wouldn't that it want our soldiers to vote? >> that is a good question. our soldiers...
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area earlier today, centered in germantown, maryland, it had a magnitude 3.7, lasted about 15 seconds. no reports of damage there in the nation's capitol. >>> more heavy rain in western japan, floods will leaving five people dead. several others, missing, after flash flooding swept nearly two dozen cars off the road, the rains triggering landslides that buried homes. martha: we have brand new reaction this morning over this controversy between the naacp and supporters of the tea party movement. the naacp is doing a resolution this week, calling out racism in the tea party. the reverend al sharpton this morning saying exactly what the group wants the tea party leaders to do. listen to this: >> why won't the tea party just say that we denounce anybody that comes to our rally that uses racism? i think what is overblown is rather than saying fine, anybody that comes to our fairs or events and says anything racist, we denounce it, and that's the end of the story. why this resistance from the tea party media to say we would renounce this? why doesn't the tea party come forward and say we de
area earlier today, centered in germantown, maryland, it had a magnitude 3.7, lasted about 15 seconds. no reports of damage there in the nation's capitol. >>> more heavy rain in western japan, floods will leaving five people dead. several others, missing, after flash flooding swept nearly two dozen cars off the road, the rains triggering landslides that buried homes. martha: we have brand new reaction this morning over this controversy between the naacp and supporters of the tea party...
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our slogan from chas in maryland, get yourself up early and wake up your kin, it's time for "fox & friends" with clayton, dave and alisyn. ♪ >> it's "fox & friends." >> that's great! chas is up early and you are, too, good morning everybody. >> if you're not, you are now. don't adjust your set. >> i thought i'd wake you up with the suit. >> yesterday i was wearing a great suit and said we love the suit, but kind of of look like peewee herman. >> what do i look like then. >> i had white shoes on. >> i think it looks good. >> a tweet from blue devil who says i've taken up medicine, my doctor's coat. >> nothing can compare to steve doocy's seersucker he looked like the member of a barber shop quartet, you're fashionable. >> we've got a lot of news, i'm clayton morris, alisyn camerota and matlock. it's now day 83, the ticker keeps rolling and perhaps some good news this morning as crews have removed that cap that was down there only containing about 15,000 gallons of oil a day. which estimates are about 60,000 gallons could be flooding into the gulf as we speak. and this new cap putting on p
our slogan from chas in maryland, get yourself up early and wake up your kin, it's time for "fox & friends" with clayton, dave and alisyn. ♪ >> it's "fox & friends." >> that's great! chas is up early and you are, too, good morning everybody. >> if you're not, you are now. don't adjust your set. >> i thought i'd wake you up with the suit. >> yesterday i was wearing a great suit and said we love the suit, but kind of of look like peewee...
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we know exactly who presumably who leaked it. 22-year-old kid from potomac, maryland, had been an army intel specialist by the name of bradley manning. he is described in "the daily beat" today as an emotionally troubled young soldier. he reached out to wicky leaks because he wanted the secrets out. >> yeah, but the timing of this is all very interesting so the leaks come within a five year span of 2004 to 2009. you say to yourself what happened in 2009? that's when president obama revealed his strategy for afghanistan, right? so the timing of this is all very interesting because now the obama administration coming out immediately and condemning these leaks but at the same time saying this is before our president had the strategy in place so maybe this was all president bush's doing if there was any negative commentary coming out of afghanistan. >> that's a good point, too, and they have quickly pointed that out and here's what general jones has said who is the national security advisor for president obama. the u.s. strongly condemns the disclosure of the classified information by indi
we know exactly who presumably who leaked it. 22-year-old kid from potomac, maryland, had been an army intel specialist by the name of bradley manning. he is described in "the daily beat" today as an emotionally troubled young soldier. he reached out to wicky leaks because he wanted the secrets out. >> yeah, but the timing of this is all very interesting so the leaks come within a five year span of 2004 to 2009. you say to yourself what happened in 2009? that's when president...
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i am not too familiar with maryland. maryland tends to be one of the, i think, one of the higher- income states. if you are a single woman with no children it depends on the income level. i think it is 100% of poverty. if you are unemployed, that counts as income, but if you are below 100% of the poverty level and you apply, there is an asset test. if you have an expensive house, a lot of money in the bank, that might not work. every state has different qualifications, different thresholds. call the state of maryland resource office and apply. if you have been unemployed in your assets have diminished, you probably have a reasonably good chance. to be honest, you have a much better chance if you have children. host: does every state have the same party line figure? guest: yes. it is said federally. it is optional if you are a single woman or man, it varies last the by state. it will change in 2014. it was designed to be a welfare program to support women with children. host: this the poverty line change? guest: yes, it c
i am not too familiar with maryland. maryland tends to be one of the, i think, one of the higher- income states. if you are a single woman with no children it depends on the income level. i think it is 100% of poverty. if you are unemployed, that counts as income, but if you are below 100% of the poverty level and you apply, there is an asset test. if you have an expensive house, a lot of money in the bank, that might not work. every state has different qualifications, different thresholds....
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host: maryland, republican line. timothy, you are on the air. caller: i have been a republican all my life. due to this and and when that thing, which i am currently drawing unemployment and trying to get extended, it seems like it is only the democrats will lead to do anything for this country right now. all you hear is bp, oil, bp, will appear -- oil. compared to the 15 million in this country, i find it upsurge in past billions of dollars to go to the war in afghanistan. what is that the wing for the economy? i think i am going to start voting democratic. i just think it's real sad that all of these people are affected and here they are home the fourth of july and can't get anything done about this unemployment. i would definitely changed parties. it would not be for the independences, but would be for democrats. host: do you have republican friends who are on the employed and sang the same thing? caller: i live in a small county and i guarantee that just about all of my friends are republicans and this county is just about all republican and
host: maryland, republican line. timothy, you are on the air. caller: i have been a republican all my life. due to this and and when that thing, which i am currently drawing unemployment and trying to get extended, it seems like it is only the democrats will lead to do anything for this country right now. all you hear is bp, oil, bp, will appear -- oil. compared to the 15 million in this country, i find it upsurge in past billions of dollars to go to the war in afghanistan. what is that the...
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pasadena, maryland, a democrat, laura. caller: i never know if i should call on the independent what democrat line because i voted for nader, and i took his november 5 pledge to watch the senate like a hawk. host: keep going. caller: it is really scary. i think we have an absolutely dysfunctional senate. as nader said, we need to vote in 2010, get congress back on track. host: vote for what offer home? caller: vote for a better congress. host: what would make a better congress and who would be there? caller: people who were not lying about being democrat. republicans who were a little bit more -- not quite so much libertarian. i am sorry, i can hear you when i turn my tv down. host: go ahead and finish up, laura. caller: as far as obama, i think congress is blocking him. his promise to close down get mauled, then congress decided no detainees can be released in the u.s. -- his promise to close down gtmo. he is one-third of the government. i would like to point that out. host: time for one last call. edward, republican from
pasadena, maryland, a democrat, laura. caller: i never know if i should call on the independent what democrat line because i voted for nader, and i took his november 5 pledge to watch the senate like a hawk. host: keep going. caller: it is really scary. i think we have an absolutely dysfunctional senate. as nader said, we need to vote in 2010, get congress back on track. host: vote for what offer home? caller: vote for a better congress. host: what would make a better congress and who would be...
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host: sec's bill, maryland. chris on the republican line. -- sykesville, maryland. caller: you opposed the war. i assume that you are pushing for some kind of attenuated approach to this. number one, do you oppose president obama's campaign promise to prosecute the afghanistan war, and do you agree that he is incompetent in executing it? and are you going to open the oppose president obama and put forward another candidate who can take the approach you want in the afghanistan war? what exactly is your position? are you going to stand up and have occurred for your political convictions, or will you continue to bleed the soldiers dry and allow the president to muddle through? guest: people want to turn away from partisanship tenderly come up -- and generally, but i could criticize president bush for several things. this is an example of the kind of partnership that exists out there. i could criticize obama for having inherited a difficult situation and somehow not miraculously solving it overnight. the fact is this is a difficult situation that the president finds him
host: sec's bill, maryland. chris on the republican line. -- sykesville, maryland. caller: you opposed the war. i assume that you are pushing for some kind of attenuated approach to this. number one, do you oppose president obama's campaign promise to prosecute the afghanistan war, and do you agree that he is incompetent in executing it? and are you going to open the oppose president obama and put forward another candidate who can take the approach you want in the afghanistan war? what exactly...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> madam speaker, today i rise to ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the accomplishments of the salisbury alumni chapter of kappa alpha chi fraternity. this year marks 20 years of dedication to the youth of salisbury, maryland, by providing them with a positive outlet through their summer basketball league. mr. kratovil: the co-directors of the basketball league are bruce wharton and tom van landinghan. they have a program that keeps children off the street when schools are closed. the league started for kids on the west side of salisbury and over the years have shown numerous children the possibilities life has to offer. while basketball is the hook, they also strive to show kids the positive side of life by surrounding them with examples of positive male and female role models. bruce and tom plan seminars and everything from avoiding the temptations of avoiding a gang to good e
for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. >> madam speaker, today i rise to ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the accomplishments of the salisbury alumni chapter of kappa alpha chi fraternity. this year marks 20 years of dedication to the youth of salisbury, maryland, by providing them with a positive outlet through their summer basketball league. mr. kratovil:...
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she has been praised by the maryland bankers association and the maryland consumer rights coalition for a fair, balanced approach to regulation in our state. that is no easy task to get both the bankers and the consumers to believe that you are doing the right thing and i applaud her for her dallas leadership in the state of maryland. -- for her balanced leadership in the state of maryland. she served on the joint economic committee to congress. i am sure shall continue her commitment to keep our banks safe and sound for dedication and work ethic are tremendous asset to our nation at this critical time. i wholly -- i wholeheartedly recommend terminatioher nominat. >> paul, welcome back to the familiar haunts. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i am pleased to be back with you. we used to sit up there and conspired together. i have commit. i am here in strong support of sarah bluegrass in to be on the federal reserve board. -- sara bloom raskin. i am not going to repeat the biographical statement that senator card in made. i do want to make a few quick observations. sarah has been an
she has been praised by the maryland bankers association and the maryland consumer rights coalition for a fair, balanced approach to regulation in our state. that is no easy task to get both the bankers and the consumers to believe that you are doing the right thing and i applaud her for her dallas leadership in the state of maryland. -- for her balanced leadership in the state of maryland. she served on the joint economic committee to congress. i am sure shall continue her commitment to keep...
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maryland, ray, good morning. caller: if the people should step down from the senate and the congress when they are 70 years old, why is it that the supreme court people stay on their sometimes until they are dead? that is ridiculous. they all should step down because if the senators are not capable of doing their job, which apparently is the case now, they are not doing their job, because of age, the supreme court, they should also be retired at 70. host: nor folk, new york, bob, you are on the air. caller: thank you for the opportunity. they have got to give you the best. so, i think that there should be term limits on these guys. an old dog can learn good new tricks. i think that i would like to see term limits. thank you very much. host: this is from "the new york times" this morning. "former bush justice department official that approve the brutal methods told congress that he never authorize other rough tactics reportedly inflicted on terrorism suspects. in closed-door testimony before the house judiciary co
maryland, ray, good morning. caller: if the people should step down from the senate and the congress when they are 70 years old, why is it that the supreme court people stay on their sometimes until they are dead? that is ridiculous. they all should step down because if the senators are not capable of doing their job, which apparently is the case now, they are not doing their job, because of age, the supreme court, they should also be retired at 70. host: nor folk, new york, bob, you are on the...
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the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: thank you, madam speaker. i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from connecticut, the sponsor of this legislation, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. courtney: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank chairman cummings and the ranking member for their help in moving this resolution forward. i particularly want to say thank you to mr. cummings who is clearly someone who doesn't come from connecticut, someone who because of the mission and duties of his chairmanship has taken an extraordinary interest in the coast guard academy, he's been up to the academy, adressed the student body, at an event that was widely covered by the media. i know superintendent -- i know the superintendent and others really appreciate the strong interest he has in the academy and i want to thank, again, mr. duncan for his kind words as well. we are very proud of the coast guard academy in connecticut. all you have to do is turn on t
the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: thank you, madam speaker. i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from connecticut, the sponsor of this legislation, mr. courtney. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. courtney: thank you, madam speaker. i want to thank chairman cummings and the ranking member for their help in moving this resolution forward. i particularly want to say thank you to mr. cummings who is clearly someone who doesn't come...
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sarbanes of maryland. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. mr. sarbanes: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to thank him for his work in shepherding us through the process and bringing it to the house floor. i'm delighted that we are going to be voting today on the telework improvements act of 2010, a bill that i introduced sometime ago with bipartisan co-sponsorship. and i want to acknowledge congresswoman norton is here, congressman davis, congressman connolly, jim moran of virginia and other co-sponsors. i do, also, want to salute the fact that we had bipartisan support for in from the outset. congressman wittman, shelly moore capito, and, of course, frank wolf, who has really been a leader on this issue from the git-go. he was working on telework before i even came to congress and understood what a valuable contribution telework can make to our federal work force and its productivity. what this bill will do is expand the
sarbanes of maryland. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. mr. sarbanes: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to thank him for his work in shepherding us through the process and bringing it to the house floor. i'm delighted that we are going to be voting today on the telework improvements act of 2010, a bill that i introduced sometime ago with bipartisan co-sponsorship. and i want to acknowledge...
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one thing that we needed to do in maryland was to act very quickly to reform our laws. some of them were not at all fit for what the situation was. i think the ability to react quickly is important. then the ability to move these into a more maximum picture would be critical. >> we are getting ready to pass some legislation in the next 35 minutes regardless of what your testimony is. in any 2300 page bill, there will be provisions in it. i will not say that this is the worst bill that has ever been created but this is a tremendous missed opportunity. i wonder if there are things that you would have liked to have seen in the legislation that will be passed regardless of what you say. you think this might have caused our country to deal with some of those things that were in the run-up to the crisis. >> the legislation is of is it the product of a lot of hard work. there has been a lot of good mines put to the tass of trying to put it in place a system of reforms that can almost insure that we don't have a situation like this crisis. to be completely candid, i think that
one thing that we needed to do in maryland was to act very quickly to reform our laws. some of them were not at all fit for what the situation was. i think the ability to react quickly is important. then the ability to move these into a more maximum picture would be critical. >> we are getting ready to pass some legislation in the next 35 minutes regardless of what your testimony is. in any 2300 page bill, there will be provisions in it. i will not say that this is the worst bill that has...
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the gentleman from maryland. mr. sarbanes: mr. speaker, again, i urge support of this bill from my colleagues and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time has expired. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2480, as amended. those in favor signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass senate bill s. 1789. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 1789, an act to restore fairness to federal cocaine sentencing. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, will each control 20 minutes
the gentleman from maryland. mr. sarbanes: mr. speaker, again, i urge support of this bill from my colleagues and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. all time has expired. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2480, as amended. those in favor signify by saying aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the...
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host: joe, maryland. good morning. caller: how are you? host: what do you think of federal funding for expanding the internet? caller: a great idea. not quite electrification in the 1930's, but as an expansion of government funding, it is a great investment of tax dollars. compared to the extensions of unemployment benefits, these are the investments we should be making. a great opportunity to create jobs in the short term. host: more from "the new york times." "while the program will reach many areas in many states, there are still some who will not be helped. in the mountains of north carolina they have been trying unsuccessfully since 2006 to persuade at&t to replace their dial-up service. "i can get around by e-mail ok, but when it comes to on-line meetings is really frustrating." chicago, illinois. randy? hello. caller: hello. i have serious problems with wasting federal money on this demographic. host: why do you call it wasting? caller: we are talking about people who are uneducated and are simply unable to use the technology. that
host: joe, maryland. good morning. caller: how are you? host: what do you think of federal funding for expanding the internet? caller: a great idea. not quite electrification in the 1930's, but as an expansion of government funding, it is a great investment of tax dollars. compared to the extensions of unemployment benefits, these are the investments we should be making. a great opportunity to create jobs in the short term. host: more from "the new york times." "while the program...
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maryland, good morning. caller: the biggest supporters for the volt but of be ball in venezuela, iraq, iran, the people that are scared of americans coming at them and sending blackwater to plant bombs and kill 600,000 people like they did in iraq, which they continue to do. our water is turning black in the gulf just because god is punishing us for what we did over there by looking the other way when blackwater was killing all of those people, which they continue to do. all of these bombs in pakistan and iraq, oil for blackwater. it will save us from doing that for the world. i hope to god that this is a great success. it will save the world on the monsters we have created. host: thank you. "$41,000, that is more than i over my house. i would purchase a segue first before i spend that much of my car." who has insurance, who does not have health insurance? looking at a state-by-state breakdown, the number of uninsured in massachusetts is 435,000, washington, d.c., 65,000, ohio is that 1.1 million, virginia i
maryland, good morning. caller: the biggest supporters for the volt but of be ball in venezuela, iraq, iran, the people that are scared of americans coming at them and sending blackwater to plant bombs and kill 600,000 people like they did in iraq, which they continue to do. our water is turning black in the gulf just because god is punishing us for what we did over there by looking the other way when blackwater was killing all of those people, which they continue to do. all of these bombs in...
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. >> reporter: popper who ran the maryland state high risk pool before he took his post at h.h.s., estimates as many as 400,000 americans may enroll in the new federally funded program. >> you talk directly to the radiation oncologist. >> reporter: 29 states in the district of columbia will run their own high-risk programs using their share of a $5 billion federal pool of money set aside. 21 others have opted out. in those states h.h.s. will run the pools through a third party administrator. to qualify applicants must be an american citizen, have been denied coverage by an insurer because of a medical condition, and be uninsured for at least six months. for carol, all of this can't come soon enough. right now he's stuck paying out of pocket for her medical care and prescription medication which she estimates totals $8,000 a year. >> for me to see my cardiologist again, i should have another echo cardio gram. that will be $1200. in the back of my mind there's always that fear, you know, if i have a twinge in my heart or one day i might be feeling a little lessener energetic, i'm thinking, oh,
. >> reporter: popper who ran the maryland state high risk pool before he took his post at h.h.s., estimates as many as 400,000 americans may enroll in the new federally funded program. >> you talk directly to the radiation oncologist. >> reporter: 29 states in the district of columbia will run their own high-risk programs using their share of a $5 billion federal pool of money set aside. 21 others have opted out. in those states h.h.s. will run the pools through a third party...
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in 1981, he was elected to represent maryland's fifth congressional district. he was first elected by his colleagues as house majority leader in 2006 after serving as democratic whip. he has kept an unrelenting focus on jobs and opportunities for america's struggling workers and their families. driving the development and investment of new policies to make an american agenda to which the house is turning its attention. with ford to hearing his thoughts about the right course to take -- we look forward to attend his thoughts about the right course to take for america. please join me in welcoming steny hoyer. [applause] >> thank you very much. i am voice pleased to be here at the center. i am particularly pleased to be here facilitated by the action fund. thank you very much. -- i am always pleased to be your at the center. i had the opportunity to speak with others before we came in. i am always pleased to be here with my good friend mark frost, a former member of congress, was done an extraordinary job in the congress of the enormous disparity not only represen
in 1981, he was elected to represent maryland's fifth congressional district. he was first elected by his colleagues as house majority leader in 2006 after serving as democratic whip. he has kept an unrelenting focus on jobs and opportunities for america's struggling workers and their families. driving the development and investment of new policies to make an american agenda to which the house is turning its attention. with ford to hearing his thoughts about the right course to take -- we look...
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line in maryland, good morning. -- let's take a call from the democrats line in maryland, good morning. caller: how can they take somebody's wages away from them? some people that do the job do not make enough to make ends meet. so, when you get unemployment, it is really not enough. when you combine them both and a look at what is going on in this country, out in the world can people say -- howl in the world can people say we do not need unemployment? a lot of people need unemployment you do not have jobs. guest: i hope lots of callers are listening because your to senators have been supporters of this from the beginning. lester is hoped that they can convince their colleagues -- let's just hope that they can convince their colleagues in the senate. this vote would give them the extensions they need until the end of november. only have to 99 weeks so that they can put food on the table. host: mark from texas, good morning. caller: i am a republican, and i just turned 47 in june. i lost my job in may of 2009 after 1
line in maryland, good morning. -- let's take a call from the democrats line in maryland, good morning. caller: how can they take somebody's wages away from them? some people that do the job do not make enough to make ends meet. so, when you get unemployment, it is really not enough. when you combine them both and a look at what is going on in this country, out in the world can people say -- howl in the world can people say we do not need unemployment? a lot of people need unemployment you do...
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host: baltimore, maryland. bill, democratic line. caller: good morning a long time listener to "washington journal." good morning, sir. i agree that the moratorium was probably a jam too fast. they need to look a little further. item on the left a little bit but i have to tell you, just about harry reid, i think that was just him running for senate. he is running for his life. basically cap-and-trade was a victim of that. as to employment and your jobs on the rigs -- in the refineries, i have two cousins in texas in houston, if you are talking about job creation on the refinery site, sir, i have to correct you, they have been downsizing for years. if the refinery is hard not in the job creation business -- host: why are they downsizing? caller: automation and just the way business goes. across american industry, we have seen it. people get downsized. i just wanted to mention the truth of what happened. i would also offer that as far as the law goes an epa, you tell me you are in litigation. if the epa is not going to regulate you, wo
host: baltimore, maryland. bill, democratic line. caller: good morning a long time listener to "washington journal." good morning, sir. i agree that the moratorium was probably a jam too fast. they need to look a little further. item on the left a little bit but i have to tell you, just about harry reid, i think that was just him running for senate. he is running for his life. basically cap-and-trade was a victim of that. as to employment and your jobs on the rigs -- in the...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend for yielding. and the time when it's my oppounity to speak is sometimes good and i think this is one of them. mr. hensarling just spoke. i have great respect for mr. hensarling. he works hard and focuses. he's philosophically well grounded and he follows his philosophy. i disagree with his philosophy. his fiscal premises. and his fiscal premises that were part of the last administration's approach to the finances of this country increased our deficit by 87%, from $5 trillion essentially to a lile over $10 trillion. didn't quite double it, but 87% more debt under the bush administration. , that i -- think a call fiscal child abuse. why? because it was not done at a time of fiscal crisis, with large unemployment. than you employment was caused -- that unemployment was caused by the picies of the last administration. why do i say that? because under the clinton administration we created 21 million jobs in the private sector, just a little short of 21 million jobs
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend for yielding. and the time when it's my oppounity to speak is sometimes good and i think this is one of them. mr. hensarling just spoke. i have great respect for mr. hensarling. he works hard and focuses. he's philosophically well grounded and he follows his philosophy. i disagree with his philosophy. his fiscal premises. and his fiscal premises that were part of the last administration's approach...
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line in maryland, good morning. -- let's take a call from the democrats line in maryland, good morning. caller: how can they take somebody's wages away from them? some people that do the job do not make enough to make ends meet. so, when you get unemployment, it is really not enough. when you combine them both and a look at what is going on in this country, out in the world can people say -- howl in the world can people say we do not need unemployment? a lotf people need unemployment you do not have jobs. guest: i hope lots of callers are listening because your to senators have been supporters of this from the beginning. lester is hoped that they can convince their colleagues -- let's just hope that they can convince their colleagues in the senate. this vote would give them the extensions they need until the end of november. only have to 99 weeks so that they can put food on the table. host: mark from texas, good morning. caller: i am a republican, and i just turned 47 in june. i lost my job in may of 2009 after 12.
line in maryland, good morning. -- let's take a call from the democrats line in maryland, good morning. caller: how can they take somebody's wages away from them? some people that do the job do not make enough to make ends meet. so, when you get unemployment, it is really not enough. when you combine them both and a look at what is going on in this country, out in the world can people say -- howl in the world can people say we do not need unemployment? a lotf people need unemployment you do not...
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had nothing to do with politics, a small earthquake hit just outside of washington dc in rockville maryland measured 3.6 magnitude but they felt it as far as way as west virginia and pennsylvania. the shaking started just after 5:00, washington dc time. so far no reports of injuries or damage. >> the president said he felt the quake. >> did he. >> yes. >> lots of people feeling the shake. >> the long awaited financial reform go easy to president obama for his signature. the senate passed the bill on a 60-39 vote, almost two years after a financial melt down sent the economy into a recession. the bill puts new regulations on practices and expands consumer protexts. >> it provides certainty to everyone from bankers to farmers to business owners, to consumers. and unless your business model demands on cutting corners you have nothing to fear from this reform. >>> president obama is expected to sign that bill as early as wednesday. >>> one major investment bank blamed for the 2008 financial crisis has agreed to pay $550 million to federal and federal civil fraud case, goldman sachs was accused
had nothing to do with politics, a small earthquake hit just outside of washington dc in rockville maryland measured 3.6 magnitude but they felt it as far as way as west virginia and pennsylvania. the shaking started just after 5:00, washington dc time. so far no reports of injuries or damage. >> the president said he felt the quake. >> did he. >> yes. >> lots of people feeling the shake. >> the long awaited financial reform go easy to president obama for his...
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kevin blacki sfoen is professor of sports journalism at the university of maryland. he's a regular commentator on espn and a sports columnist for aol fanhouse and richard deitsch for sports from sports ill stated it thank you both for being with us. kevin blackistone what do you make of the decision? >> well, i was disappoint. i hoped that he would stay in cleveland. i certainly understand his desire and his right to exercise history agency ability. but i think that this was just handled horribly. here was a guy who had a very fine career in the nba, not only on the court but also off it too. he was one of the most beloved players i think in the league and i think that overnight evil anized his personality in the way in which he departed cleveland. he did it from a distance. he seemed to do it coldly, with calculation. and i think that really turned off a lot of people. >> woodruff: richard deitsch how did you see it. >> i agree with kevin. i think its with a cold and callous thing to go on television in sort of a one-hour information, basically saying good-bye to ch
kevin blacki sfoen is professor of sports journalism at the university of maryland. he's a regular commentator on espn and a sports columnist for aol fanhouse and richard deitsch for sports from sports ill stated it thank you both for being with us. kevin blackistone what do you make of the decision? >> well, i was disappoint. i hoped that he would stay in cleveland. i certainly understand his desire and his right to exercise history agency ability. but i think that this was just handled...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the turkish invasion of cyprus. mr. sarbanes: the occupation of this tiny island republic is a symptom that turkey's indifference of intolerance and democratic values. they continue to resettle some 180,000 an tollian turks in the homes and possessions of the 100,000 greeks that was evicted from the occupied territories. the turkish military is eradicating he had lenic and christian heritage with all of the 500 greek orthodox churches there having been looted, desecrated or destroyed. on this the 36th anniversary of the invasion and occupation of cyprus, the united states should demand an immediate withdrawal of the 45,000 turkish soldiers now occupying northern cyprus and should continue to press this issue in every interaction with turkish officials. this should promote a values-based alliance
for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in commemoration of the 36th anniversary of the turkish invasion of cyprus. mr. sarbanes: the occupation of this tiny island republic is a symptom that turkey's indifference of intolerance and democratic values. they continue to resettle some 180,000 an tollian turks in the homes...
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the epicenter was in germantown, maryland. but it was felt throughout maryland, d.c., parts of northern virginia and west virginia. it woke up our household. kind of a rumble that came in a wave, started low, a crescendo, only five or seven seconds or so. if i didn't know better, i would have it was that old cliche, a massive freight train rumbling by. meteorologists who lived here for decades say this is the most significant quake they've ever felt. small quakes happen every few years, the last one 2.0 in 2008, but literally 200 years ago, matt, an earthquake rat. ed d.c. in 1828. president john quincy adams was in the white house and he was talking about a big shaker. back to you. >> i can't believe you went to the old freight train line there. that's okay. we got you. tom costello in washington. tom, thank you very much. five after the hour, here's meredith. >> matt, thank you. president obama is expected to comment on the situation in the gulf at any moment. chief white house correspondent chuck todd is at the white house
the epicenter was in germantown, maryland. but it was felt throughout maryland, d.c., parts of northern virginia and west virginia. it woke up our household. kind of a rumble that came in a wave, started low, a crescendo, only five or seven seconds or so. if i didn't know better, i would have it was that old cliche, a massive freight train rumbling by. meteorologists who lived here for decades say this is the most significant quake they've ever felt. small quakes happen every few years, the...
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host: oscar joins us from maryland on the democratic line. good morning to you, oscar. caller: thank you for taking my call. one of my main concerns is that we went into the war mainly because of the disaster of george bush and dick cheney who now own curdish region of iraqi oil. his father was pushed into going to war. now they are in the curdish region and owns the oil. as soon -- as long as he is there, they will be there to protect the interest of the one american. i would encourage everyone to go them and see the fascinating articles that come up. what is your stance regarding that? guest: there's no doubt that oil is an important economic asset. i would just like to clarify that most -- the majority of the major oil fields in a iraq are under the country. nearly all of the oil contracts were awarded to various international countries. only one of which is american. you cannot really equate the search for oil directly with american policy. there are other companies involved, some of which are american. the scale of the involvement cannot be compared to the amount o
host: oscar joins us from maryland on the democratic line. good morning to you, oscar. caller: thank you for taking my call. one of my main concerns is that we went into the war mainly because of the disaster of george bush and dick cheney who now own curdish region of iraqi oil. his father was pushed into going to war. now they are in the curdish region and owns the oil. as soon -- as long as he is there, they will be there to protect the interest of the one american. i would encourage...
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our next caller is a viewer from maryland. good morning to you. caller: i support chancellor michelle rhee's position. there are so many teachers and that is not the major they had in college. they could not find a job in their career fields of a fell back on teaching. likedon't particularly kids so they don't do well further has to be a measurement tool. the only question i have is the confidence of the evaluate her. i wonder if these evaluations have been reviewed by an assistant superintendent. i had a child in the d.c. school system that went to jefferson junior high school in southwest under the principality of miss vera white and that is the model for all teachers and the d.c. school system. you have to portray that excellence from the front of the classroom and that starts with the front door as soon as the school bell rings host: thank you for the call. vivian says that as a heckuva lot of teachers. why are they also bad at teaching? we're joined by someone who opposes the idea from tallahassee, florida, good morning. caller: two. want to
our next caller is a viewer from maryland. good morning to you. caller: i support chancellor michelle rhee's position. there are so many teachers and that is not the major they had in college. they could not find a job in their career fields of a fell back on teaching. likedon't particularly kids so they don't do well further has to be a measurement tool. the only question i have is the confidence of the evaluate her. i wonder if these evaluations have been reviewed by an assistant...
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i recognize the gentleman from maryland, congressman cummings. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. secretary salazar. one of the things that we are -- that we had with the coast guard sub commitet and transportation committee and one of the things that we were concerned about is the -- what role do you all see the coast guard playing in the future? you know, the legislation passed by the committee on transportation infrastructure will require much more significant role for the coast guard and the approval of the oil spill response plans which is crucial given that the coast guard is responsible for managing the response to the spills. so what steps, if any, mms and the ast guard taking now to strengthen the role of the coast ard and by the way, that's been one of their complats that they're asked to be responsible for overseeing the cleanup, but they don't have enough say in creating the plan. did you know that? they've actually testified to that. either one of you. >> congressman cummings, if i may, the role that we have seen play out with respect to the response with th
i recognize the gentleman from maryland, congressman cummings. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. secretary salazar. one of the things that we are -- that we had with the coast guard sub commitet and transportation committee and one of the things that we were concerned about is the -- what role do you all see the coast guard playing in the future? you know, the legislation passed by the committee on transportation infrastructure will require much more significant role for the coast...
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right, rodgers robert benjamin sunlansarlan, morkiver, dana wolbank, thomas cook, andrew schneider, maryland to >> -- marilyn, del loveless, jim offstra, and a labor reporter for bloomberg news. [applause] don blankenship is one of the country's most talked-about co's because of his extensive involvement in local and state politics. but in recent months, he has been at the center of news stories and congressional investigations related to a disaster at his company's other big french mine in moscow, was virginia -- montcoal, west virginia. before the mine explosion, he was the subject of a book, "cold river." as a child in deaf west virginia, he had no indoor plumbing. as a young man, you work in a coal mine to put himlf through college. he became an accountant and which is way up to head the country's fourthargest coal company. with current legislation making its way through congress and investigations continuing, mr. blankenship continue to be a figure in the news this year. he is here to discuss his views on the need for more surface mining. please welcome don blankenship. >> i want to tha
right, rodgers robert benjamin sunlansarlan, morkiver, dana wolbank, thomas cook, andrew schneider, maryland to >> -- marilyn, del loveless, jim offstra, and a labor reporter for bloomberg news. [applause] don blankenship is one of the country's most talked-about co's because of his extensive involvement in local and state politics. but in recent months, he has been at the center of news stories and congressional investigations related to a disaster at his company's other big french mine...
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with the maryland attorney general and cable europe president. tonight on c-span2. watch world leaders from the white house to parliaments around the globe. from this week in the past 25 years. with this he's been video library, online, all free. it is washington and the world, your way. nevada's senate republican nominee spoke at the nevada republican party convention unity dinner on friday. she talks about the differences between her senate campaign and democratic opponent senate majority leader harry reid, who is running for fifth term. it took place in henderson, nevada. hours after, president obama left the state or he was campaigning for senator reid. [applause] >> whoa. i hope you can see me. [laughter] there is no hand-held microphone. good evening, republican levers of liberty. thank you so much for being here. [applause] >> that is a little better. [cheers and applause] >> i had a press men say i did not expect you to be so little. [laughter] and i said, i do not let it fool you. i have been fighting about this all my life. there is, you know, an old adage
with the maryland attorney general and cable europe president. tonight on c-span2. watch world leaders from the white house to parliaments around the globe. from this week in the past 25 years. with this he's been video library, online, all free. it is washington and the world, your way. nevada's senate republican nominee spoke at the nevada republican party convention unity dinner on friday. she talks about the differences between her senate campaign and democratic opponent senate majority...
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host: clinton in maryland. a democrat. caller: first of all, let me say how impressed i am with ali, and yourself, dear. you're one of the best. for the lack of sounding naive on this subject, it seems to me that we have to go back a couple hundred years historically. the people we're trying to keep away from our borders in coming in, culturally and historically, it's their land. and i know this is the third rail in this whole argument, because we talk about security and guns being run into mexico and drugs are coming out, and all of those criminal matters. but it seems to me, and much smarter people should debate this. much smarter people than myself should debate the -- when the united states was created the whole issue of texas and the mexican territory. host: because we're short on time, i want to get a response. guest: first of all, thank you for the kind words. yesterday at the president's speech, i met a tribal leader who -- who is part of a resident vacation along the border. and he was talking about the the securi
host: clinton in maryland. a democrat. caller: first of all, let me say how impressed i am with ali, and yourself, dear. you're one of the best. for the lack of sounding naive on this subject, it seems to me that we have to go back a couple hundred years historically. the people we're trying to keep away from our borders in coming in, culturally and historically, it's their land. and i know this is the third rail in this whole argument, because we talk about security and guns being run into...
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lee: i wou like to yield one minute to the congresswoman from maryland, donna edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i rise in support as a co-sponsor of this amendment and i thank congresswoman lee. this amendment requires that we act on evidee and we know that based on the evidence our afghanistan policy is a failure. numerous strategies and restated mission statements from president bush to prime minister gordon brown to prime minister blair to president obama, we -- restated mission statements continue to fall srt. u.s. military reported that 102 coalition forces were killed in june alone along with the people of afghanistan heightening the iraq war. we need to use our resources to bring our troops, our treasure home. i want to be clear. my opposition to the war is opposition to the policy and not to the brave men and women about we do an an injustice if we do not have a debate. i have seen the conditions on the ground just recently and this war will never end quickly, if at all. i urge my colleagues to support this andment. and
lee: i wou like to yield one minute to the congresswoman from maryland, donna edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i rise in support as a co-sponsor of this amendment and i thank congresswoman lee. this amendment requires that we act on evidee and we know that based on the evidence our afghanistan policy is a failure. numerous strategies and restated mission statements from president bush to prime minister gordon brown to prime minister blair to president...
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we got this idea from governor o'malley from maryland. with our partners will lot would -- we launched a campaign to end on corporate we form a coalition with kohl's. increase -- with goals, increase the number of children in the school lunch program, the school breakfast program, and also develop and execute a specific and measurable plan to end childhood hunger by 2015 in colorado. the campaign launched an aggressive outreach campaign to expand the summer meals program. just like a political campaign, e use posters, fliers, psa's and even calls to parents. these efforts resulted in a 50% increase in the number of summer meals sites and an increase in the number of meals served. governors, we have not invested in the state funds to make it happen. we are using federal dollars more creatively and effectively. in fact, where one of four state is using funds to support expansion of summer meal programs. our goal is to serve 10,000 more kids this summer than last summer, and for the first time in colorado, serve more than 1 million meals. ba
we got this idea from governor o'malley from maryland. with our partners will lot would -- we launched a campaign to end on corporate we form a coalition with kohl's. increase -- with goals, increase the number of children in the school lunch program, the school breakfast program, and also develop and execute a specific and measurable plan to end childhood hunger by 2015 in colorado. the campaign launched an aggressive outreach campaign to expand the summer meals program. just like a political...
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lee: i would like to yield one minute to the congresswoman from maryland, donna edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i rise in support as a co-sponsor of this amendment and i thank congresswoman lee. this amendment requires that we act on evidence and we know that based on the evidence our afghanistan policy is a failure. numerous strategies and restated mission statements from president bush to prime minister gordon brown to prime minister blair to president obama, we -- restated mission statements continue to fall short. u.s. military reported that 102 coalition forces were killed in june alone along with the people of afghanistan heightening the iraq war. we need to use our resources to bring our troops, our treasure home. i want to be clear. my opposition to the war is opposition to the policy and not to the brave men and women about we do an an injustice if we do not have a debate. i have seen the conditions on the ground just recently and this war will never end quickly, if at all. i urge my colleagues to support this amendmen
lee: i would like to yield one minute to the congresswoman from maryland, donna edwards. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. edwards: i rise in support as a co-sponsor of this amendment and i thank congresswoman lee. this amendment requires that we act on evidence and we know that based on the evidence our afghanistan policy is a failure. numerous strategies and restated mission statements from president bush to prime minister gordon brown to prime minister blair to...
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. >> reporter: no one would believe it because under armour, based in baltimore, maryland, has one of those american fairy tale stories that is almost too much of a fairy tale. in 1995 as a mediocre college football player at the university of maryland, kevin plank decided the cotton t-shirts he was wearing at practice were too sweaty. >> what made you think -- who cares about a cotton t-shirt that you sweat through? >> i was pretty short and pretty slow. my incentive was giving me just that little edge and advantage. >> reporter: he made shirts with synthetic fabric that would wick away your sweat. he didn't invent the fabric, it was out there, he just made some tight shirts out of it and started giving it to friends in the pros to try out. >> i'll make these shirts up, send a few out. i thought it was going to be easy. the fact of the matter is it doesn't work like that. >> reporter: based out of his grandmother's basement he racked up $40,000 in credit card debt and tens of thousands of driving miles. and a ton of hard work. protecting the house is still the central theme to most o
. >> reporter: no one would believe it because under armour, based in baltimore, maryland, has one of those american fairy tale stories that is almost too much of a fairy tale. in 1995 as a mediocre college football player at the university of maryland, kevin plank decided the cotton t-shirts he was wearing at practice were too sweaty. >> what made you think -- who cares about a cotton t-shirt that you sweat through? >> i was pretty short and pretty slow. my incentive was...
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the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend for yielding. and the time when it's my opportunity to speak is sometimes good and i think this is one of them. mr. hensarling just spoke. i have great respect for mr. hensarling. he works hard and focuses. he's philosophically well grounded and he follows his philosophy. i disagree with his philosophy. his fiscal premises. and his fiscal premises that were part of the last administration's approach to the finances of this country increased our deficit by 87%, from $5 trillion essentially to a little over $10 trillion. didn't quite double it, but 87% more debt under the bush administration. , that i -- think a call fiscal child abuse. why? because it was not done at a time of fiscal crisis, with large unemployment. than you employment was caused -- that unemployment was caused by the policies of the last administration. why do i say that? because under the clinton administration we created 21 million jobs in the private sector, just a little short of 21 millio
the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank my friend for yielding. and the time when it's my opportunity to speak is sometimes good and i think this is one of them. mr. hensarling just spoke. i have great respect for mr. hensarling. he works hard and focuses. he's philosophically well grounded and he follows his philosophy. i disagree with his philosophy. his fiscal premises. and his fiscal premises that were part of the last administration's approach...
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there's an interesting book, i think it was rine hart and ro golf, professor from the university of maryland and from harvard who wrote a book "this time it's different" which chronicles the last years of history and once you get to 90% of debt to gdp, really bad things happen to one's economy. and we're close to that number. aren't we too late given the fact that the president isn't engaged and we're still at the commission level? >> alan said he couldn't quite hear. >> i have a hearing aid, but i would left it in the hotel. and somehow, the reverb ration, i can hear all that here but i don't quite get the corner. so it was a tough question and therefore i'll give it toers kin. >> we finish each other's sentences, we have dinner together the two of us all the time. we are partners completely. all good questions governor sanford, there are lots of skeptics. some commissions have worked, some haven't. al served on one that worked very well on the iraq study commission where i think now 59 of the recommendations have been adopted. as i said, i did personally negotiate the first balanced budget
there's an interesting book, i think it was rine hart and ro golf, professor from the university of maryland and from harvard who wrote a book "this time it's different" which chronicles the last years of history and once you get to 90% of debt to gdp, really bad things happen to one's economy. and we're close to that number. aren't we too late given the fact that the president isn't engaged and we're still at the commission level? >> alan said he couldn't quite hear. >> i...